Manure-box



M. LEVIN.

MANURE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, I9I5.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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M. LEVIN.

MANURE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1915.

1,327,397. Patented Jan. 6,1920.

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'onirnn MAX LEVIN, or onione l ILLINOIS.

MANURE-BQX.

' Specification of Letters Patent. I Pztte n't5d an. 6, 1920.

Application filed. March 22, 1915. Serial No. 16,241.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX LEVIN, a resident of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Manure-Boxes,qof which the following 'is a full, clear,and exact description. v i l The invention relates to manure boxes.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved box, particularlyadapted to receive and contain manure, until such time as it may bedesired to remove the same.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a' box of this characterwhich is sanitary and in which the material will be retained.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved metallic boxfor this purpose, which is adapted to be conveniently moved out of abarnwhen itscontents are to be removed and returned after such removal.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by a claim at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of a box embodying theinvention, the cover being shown partly open; Fig.2 is a verticallongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section. I

The body of the box comprises a bottom 5, ends 6 and 7 a back 8 and afront 9, all of which are formed of sheet metal. The top of this body isopen and is adapted to be closed by a cover 10 fitting over the open topof the body. This cover is connected to the back by hinges 11 so thatthe cover may be conveniently lifted when material is to be placed inthe box. The box body is supported ateach corner by an angle iron post11 the lower portions of which form legs for supporting the body abovethe floor. The central portion of the box is bound by metal strip 12which is secured to the front, back and bottom of the box body to renderthe central portion of the box more rigid. Braces i iare secured to thecorner legs and to the box bottom to render the bottom rigid. A casterl5 is provided at the lower end of each post 11, so that the box may bewheeled around from place to place. Each caster is provided with a bolt16 extending through an inturned terminal 17 upon the post and securedtheretoby a nut 18, it being understood that the casters are free toswivel, as well understood in the art.- Cross bar 19 has its front andrear terminals bentlaterally, and secured to the front and backrespectively of thebox body to prevent the central portion of the boxfrom spreading by the load in the box. The upper edge of the front, endand back walls of the box body are reinforced by an angle iron bar 20.Thevertical flange of this reinforcing bar is secured to the walls ofthe box body, the upper edge ofthe metal forming such walls being lappedaround the upper edge of saidfiange, as at 21. The otherflange 22of thereinforcingbar isdisposed below the. uppe fiedge of thebox. A

disinfectant, container 23, consisting of I a semi-cylindricalperforated shell and end flanges 24. is slidably heldginguide strips 25secured to the end wall 6 ofthe box. This shell .is adapted tocontainthe absorbent material 26 which may be saturated with adisinfectant from time to time. By removing the container, access isafforded to recharge it when the disinfectant becomes spent.

The cover 10 is also made of sheet metal and at the front and endsthereof this sheet metal is flanged downwardly, as at 28, to extendaround the reinforcing bar 20. The flanged portions of the cover arereinforced by a bar 29 which is secured thereto. To strengthen thecentral portion of the cover, a bar is secured to the top thereof andthe front terminal is extended, as at 31, to form a grip or handlewhereby the cover can be conveniently raised and lowered. A guard strip33 is secured to the cover within and adjacent the back wall of the boxto prevent material from being caught between the cover and the rear ofthe box body when the box is being loaded, so-that the material will notprevent the cover from being properly closed.

A loop 34 is pivotally connected to each box end by a strip 35 and'theseloops serve as handles for convenience in shifting the box from place toplace.

In practice, the material is thrust into the box body when the cover israised. To provide for the convenient removal of the contents withoutlifting the same out of the box, a door 36 adapted to close an opening37 in one end of the box, is connected to the box body by hinges 38which are secured to the bottom of the box. Keepers 39, which arepivoted, as at 40, to a bar 41 secured to the end of the box, areprovided to hold the door 36 normally closed. This door is formed of apiece of sheet metal 42 with a metallic binding strip 43 secured to itsmargin on the outer side thereof. The door is extended to a point belowthe bottom of the box body to form an extension 44: adapted to extendunder the box bottom when the door is open, and to hold the door indownwardly inclined position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.This extension also prevents the material from passing where it willinterfere with the closing of the door. A handle 45 is secured to thedoor.

In practice, it has been found desirable to provide an improved manurebox which is sanitary and which may be conveniently kept in the barn toreceive material when desired, and which, when it is to be emptied, canbe conveniently wheeled out of the barn for the removal of the contentsfrom the box. Th invention is particularly designed to meet thiscondition, being provided with wheels for facilitating its movement fromplace to place and being constructed so that its contents will beclosely confined. The invention exemplifies a box all portions of whichare metallic and reinforoed to render it durable. The opening in the boxat one side thereof and ad jacent the bottom makes it possible to easilyremove the material from the box without lifting it through the opentop.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaim without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A manure box comprising a body having a bottom, front, back and sidesand its top open, a cover hinged to the body to permit material to bedischarged into the body through the open top,'said body having anopening in one side thereof adjacent the bottom, and a door hinged to,the bottom of the'body to swing downwardly and outwardly for closingsaid opening, said door being provided with an extension disposed toswing under the bottom when the door is open.

MAX LEVIN.

Witnesses MILDRED STUMPF, KATHARINE GERLAOH.

